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Tom Jones has today confirmed a long-awaited string of dates for Australia on his ‘Ages & Stages’ tour, his first national tour since playing full houses across Australia in 2016. This national tour announcement follows the inclusion […]
Multi award-winning Blues/Rock/Americana/Roots artist Dom Martin is pleased to announce the release of “Belfast Blues” – the third single taken from his highly anticipated third studio album “Buried In The Hail” released by Forty Below […]
Storm alert! The third single from the upcoming ‘Diamonds on the Road’ – Live 2023 album by Finnish slide guitar sorceress Erja Lyytinen, is the title track and the opener of the album. The new […]
Celebrating the album’s imminent release at London, UK’s ‘The Gallery’ at Tileyard, TesseracT fans were treated to an exclusive 5.1 Dolby Atmos playback, intimate Q&A hosted by Alyx Holcombe (BBC Radio 1) and able to experience […]
It’s a mix of music and magic in the air as the 31st edition of Blues at Bridgetown, the festival that gives you three days of blues, roots, soul and rockin’ folk bliss draws ever […]
The undisputed kings of balls-out rock’n’roll, DANKO JONES, are celebrating the release of their much-acclaimed, eleventh studio album! Electric Sounds is out now on AFM Records, order your copy of this must-have album banger HERE! […]
Gold-selling, billion-streaming rock band BEARTOOTH — Caleb Shomo, vocals; Zach Huston, guitars; Will Deely, guitars; Oshie Bichar, bass; and Connor Denis, drums — will release their fifth album ‘The Surface’ on October 13 via Red […]
Platinum-selling powerhouse Pierce The Veil — guitarist/vocalist Vic Fuentes, guitarist Tony Perry, and bassist Jaime Preciado — have shared the video for their new single 12 Fractures. The song and video feature singer-songwriter chloe moriondo. The video features Fuentes and moriondo walking […]
Vibrant Nashville roots rockers, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown are releasing a very special live record — LIVE From ’79’ — that will be only be released on vinyl, and when they say live, they […]
FACE TO FACE TOURING is thrilled to announce +LIVE+ and INCUBUS, two of the US powerhouses of rock, will be co-headlining the inaugural LOOKOUT Festival, plus co-headline tour. These global concert juggernauts are coming together for […]
Jesse James Dupree has announced the release of a new studio album titled BREATHING FIRE planned for global release on November 10. Today, he presents the lead track titled “Never Gets Old,” co-written with AC/DC’s […]
Sydney melodic metalcore outfit Polaris have released their highly anticipated third album Fatalism. Fear: humanity’s great divider, but also its most potent unifier. It’s this very notion that lies at the beating core of Polaris’s third […]
Duff McKagan has shared LONGFEATHER, the latest single from his eagerly awaited third solo album, LIGHTHOUSE, arriving everywhere on Friday, October 20. An official music video – directed by Connor Ellmann, Kuj Durollari, and Arben […]
It’ll be here before you know it. The 31st edition of Blues at Bridgetown, WA’s favourite springtime musical escape is rolling ‘round the corner with a three-day cruise of melodies and new memories. With great […]
Robben Ford is, without doubt, one of the most exquisite blues guitarists of all-time with a resume of collaborations reading like a veritable “who’s who” of musical greats. It is for this very reason he can call upon some […]
As the iconic hard rockers complete the Australian leg of their “THICKER THAN BLOOD TOUR” (featuring special guests Living Colour), they share a new video for “THE MASK,” from the much-praised new album “SIX.” “THE […]
It’s been a long time coming but Danny is so happy to announce that he will be playing some solo acoustic shows in the good ole US of A!! And he is very happy to […]
Due to overwhelming demand and following a sold-out 5 day stint, legendary rockers TESLA have added five additional shows to their highly-anticipated TESLA: The Las Vegas Residency at House of Blues Las Vegas at Mandalay […]
With only months to go before global pop phenomenon Robbie Williams touches down in Australia and New Zealand for his anticipated XXV Tour, excitement is reaching fever pitch. Announced today, fellow British singer-songwriter Gaz Coombes will join Robbie as a special guest on all […]
This December Australia’s love affair with the UK’s icon of literate pop, Lloyd Cole, returns to our shores following his 2019 sold out tour. Lloyd will tour to support his newly released album On Pain […]
In the Summer of ‘23, Ross Wilson is hitting the road with his all-star band The Peaceniks to celebrate over 50 Years of Hits including all the Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock favourites you’d expect along with […]
YOU AM I, the beloved Australian rock band with enough awards, stats, runs on the board, and shows under their belt to enter legend status, have announced a range of live dates nationally this November […]
Adelaide based classic Hard Rock/Stoner Rock outfit Loaded Billy have released their highly anticipated debut album called ‘Legend’, which was premiered via Metal Roos. The band have also announced that they will be playing a launch show at The Gov in […]
Platinum-selling alternative-industrial rockers FILTER announces their first headline shows in Australia and New Zealand since 2000 as part of The Algorithm World Tour. The Australian tour, starting in April 2024, follows a 6-month-long trek that crisscrossed […]
Rising and ever-vibrant 4-piece Scarborough-based rockers This House We Built release their brand-new single, Nobody’s Fool, accompanied by an imaginative, fun video that gives a glimpse of the Eighties as seen through the eyes of kids today. “This […]
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